Cradle



(No Model.)

F, W. BARKER.;

CRADLE@y Patented July 11 utf) A 'z /FL N, Pains. mwumng'npmr, washing@I VUNTED STATES FRANK W. BARRER, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

PATENT OFFICE.

CRADLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of `Letters Patent No. 260,823, dated July11, 1882 Appncanognied May 29,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK W. BARKER, late ofBelmont, in the county of Belknap, of the State of New Hampshire, butnow of Chelsea, in the county of Sudolk, of the State ot' Massachusetts,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cradles; and I do herebydeclare the same to be described in the following specificationand'represcnted in the accompanying drawings, ot' which-- Figure 1 is aside elevation, and Fig. 2 an end view, of 'a cradle provided with myinvention, the nature of which is defined in the claims hereinafterpresented.

My improvement relates to the cradle which constitutes the subject oftheUnited States Letters Patent No. 257,459, granted to me on `the 9th dayof May, 1882; and it consists mainly in the combination, with suchcradle, of afan and its supports, arranged substantially in manner andto operate as hereinafterv described, such fan being adapted to be movedor vibrated directly over the face of a child while such child may bereposing in the crib of the cradle and such crib is being reciprocatedvertically. i

In such drawings, A denotes the crib of the cradle,and B itssupporting-stand, the two being constructed and arranged as representedor in any other suitable manner.

Extending down from the crown of the arch a; of the stand is a spiralspring, C, which at its lower end is jointed to the inner ends of thecurved bars D D, arranged in the stand, and having their longer armsconnected with the crib at its oppesite ends, as shown. Each ofthe saidlevers' has extended from it an eye, b, to receive one of two hooks, cc, projecting from the arch of the stand. If desirable, each of thecurved levers may be constructed of wire twisted into proper form, asshown, in which case such levers will be more or less elastic. When thelevers are in engagement with the hooks the crib may be swung laterallywith a pendulum movement, and thus will be supported by the spiralspring, which will be contracted lengthwise by the weight of the crib.In this way the crib will have an elastic support, even while the leversare in connection with the hooks. On the levers being unhooked from thehooks they will be supported bythe spring alone, in which case a child,when in the crib, can impart it pleasurable vertical reciprocatingmovements.

The fan is shown at F as supported by two rods, Gr H, arranged with it,the arch of the stand, and with one of the curved levers D, in manner asrepresented. The fan is pivoted to the longer of the twol rods at itslower end, such rod at its upper end being stiftly pivoted to the archin order that while in the inclined position, as represented, suchlonger rod H will maintain such position under the weight and vibratingmovements of the fan, the rods,`

with the fan, being capable of being moved upward into the positionsindicated by dotted lines, in order for the fan not to interfere withthe placing of a child in or his removal from thecrib. The shorter rodGr is jointed at its ends tothe fan-handle h and to one of the 1evers DAs the crib may play vertically, a vibratory mot-ion will be imparted tothe fan to cause it not only to produce currents of air to cool thechild, but to keep flies or insects from him.

A lever, I, provided with a stud, K, and arranged as'shown, is pivotedto the lower bar, e, of the stand, and is connected by a link, f, with atreadle, L, pivoted .to the stand. On depressing the treadle the leverwill be moved so as to force the stud K up against the crib andrmove itupward in order to set it and the fan in motion or Vibration.

Hooks N are applied to the standard B, as shown, which, when hooked intoeyes O in the ends of the crib, serve to firmly sustain said crib inposition while a child is being removed from -or placed therein.

I do not herein claim the combination ofthe crib A and its supporters Bwith the spring C, hooks c c, and levers D D, arranged and applied asdescribed, such being the subject of the aforesaid Letters Patent; but

I claim- 1. rDhe combination of the fan F and its sustaining-rods G Hwith the crib A, sta-nd B, the spring C, and the two levers D D, allbeing arranged and applied substantially and to operate as set forth.

2. The combination of the treadle L and le- IOO ver I, provided with thestud K, with the stand with the fun F and its sustaining-rods G H, B,and with the crib A and its supportingall being arranged and appliedsubstantially spring C and levers D D, all being substanand to operateas set forth.

tially as set forth. FRANK W. BARKER.

3. The combination of the treadle L, lever Witnesses: I, and stud Kwiththe crib A and sta-nd B and R. H. EDDY,

their supporting-spring C nudlevers D D, and E. B. PRATT.

